Flush draw, then a straight.

[Entity]

Main questions: raise the first one? I want to clean up my ace outs, right? I hate making the field fold, but sometimes it's gotta be done.

Second hand: bet the river? My opponent plays too many hands, but isn't inredibly stupid (same opponent as hand one). Once my turn checkraise is 3-bet, I'm not sure if I like betting. Comments?

Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (9 handed)

Preflop: Hero is BB with 5/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, A/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, MP3 folds, CO folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, SB calls, Hero calls, UTG calls.

Flop: (8 SB) 4/images/graemlins/spade.gif, Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, J/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, UTG folds, Button folds, <font color="CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (7 BB) 3/images/graemlins/diamond.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
<font color="CC3333">SB bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">SB 3-bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero caps</font>, SB calls.

River: (15 BB) T/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
SB checks, <font color="CC3333">Hero bets</font>, SB calls.

Final Pot: 17 BB

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Party Poker 0.50/1 Hold'em (8 handed)

Preflop: Hero is SB with 8/images/graemlins/diamond.gif, 7/images/graemlins/diamond.gif.
UTG calls, UTG+1 folds, MP1 folds, MP2 folds, CO folds, Button calls, Hero completes, BB checks.

Flop: (4 SB) 5/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 6/images/graemlins/spade.gif, 9/images/graemlins/spade.gif <font color="blue">(4 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">BB bets</font>, UTG folds, <font color="CC3333">Button raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero 3-bets</font>, BB folds, <font color="CC3333">Button caps</font>, Hero calls.

Turn: (6.50 BB) A/images/graemlins/club.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, <font color="CC3333">Button bets</font>, <font color="CC3333">Hero raises</font>, <font color="CC3333">Button 3-bets</font>, Hero calls.

River: (12.50 BB) T/images/graemlins/heart.gif <font color="blue">(2 players)</font>
Hero checks, Button checks.

Final Pot: 12.50 BB

[Nottom]

Hand 1 is fine

Hand 2:
I don't like the turn checkraise. If he's pushing a big spade he might check behind (although his A did just pair if thats what he had).

Just bet and I'd call a raise with the intention of betting any river card.